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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wanton \Wan"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wantoned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Wantoning}.]
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1. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to
revel; to play loosely; to frolic.
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Nature here wantoned as in her prime. --Milton.
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How merrily we would sally into the fields, and
strip under the first warmth of the sun, and wanton
like young dace in the streams! --Lamb.
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2. To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play
lasciviously.
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